Golf ball cleaning and chalking device



April 3, 1968 M. M. BOSWORTH 3,379,168

GOLF BALL CLEANING AND CHALKING DEVICE Filed July 18, 1966 INVENT OR United States Patent 3,379,168 GOLF BALL CLEANING AND CHALKING DEVIQE Marcellus M. Bosworth, 9112 Bunkum Road, East St. Louis, 111. 62204 Filed July 18, 1966, Ser. No. 565,962 2 Claims. (Cl. 118-72) My invention is directed toward a device for cleaning golf balls which I call an E-Z-C (easy see) golf ball cleaner.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved golf ball cleaning device which is small and easily storable in a pocket or golf bag for portability and use anywhere.

Another object is to provide a new and improved golf ball cleaning device provided not only with means for cleaning golf balls but also with means for selectively chalking the cleaned balls whereby the balls can be more conveniently located immediately after use.

Still another object is to provide a new and improved golf ball cleaning device of the character indicated which can be manufactured easily and inexpensively.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of my invention will now be explained with reference both to this specification and to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of my device;

FIGURE 2 is a top view thereof; and

FIGURE 3 is an end view thereof.

Referring now to FIGURES 13, there is shown a golf ball cleaning brush having a horizontal base member or plate with a generally flat horizontal bottom surface 12 with brush bristles 14 projecting downward therefrom and with somewhat upwardly inclined oppositely disposed surfaces 16 extending from opposite edges of surface 12. Similarly, the member has a flat horizontal top surface 18 with somewhat upwardly projecting inclined oppositely disposed surfaces 20 extending from opposite edges of surface 18. In other words, plate 10 has a horizontal fiat horizontally extending rectangular center section with oppositely disposed flat rectangular sides or wings which extend upward from opposite elongated edges of the center section and are integral therewith.

Two parallel elongated pieces of chalk 22 or other marker means are disposed adjacent each other on top of 4 surface 18 and are held in place by two removable end clips 24, each clip being secured to both wings and pressing the chalk against surface 18.

3,379,168 Patented Apr. 23, 1968 In use, the ball is first cleaned by use of the brush section. Thereafter, the cleaned ball is rubbed on the chalk before tee-ing off, thereby making the ball easier to locate. This not only saves balls that would otherwise be lost completely; it also saves the golfer precious time which would otherwise have been spent looking for the lost ball.

A side effect is also beneficial; chalk on the hands makes for a firmer grip on the golf clubs, making for a better score.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to be considered limited to the exactform disclosed, and that changes may be made therein within the scope and the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A golf ball cleaning and chalking device comprising an elongated brush including a base element having brush bristles extending from one face thereof and whose opposite face is concave in the transverse direction so as to present, with complementary portions of said one face, oppositely disposed inclined wing sections; at least one elongated chalk member disposed in parallel relationship to said wing sections and supported on said concave surface; and clip means engaging said chalk member and wing sections and extending transversely across said concave surface whereby to clamp said chalk member to the concave surface of the brush.

2. A device as in claim 1 wherein a pair of chalk members are disposed in parallel relationship to said wing sections and supported on said concave surface.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,165,150 7/1939 Parker et al. 15-105 2,188,544 1/1940 Scott 15-105 X 2,637,868 5/1953 Hamilton 15-605 X 2,739,331 3/1956 Goodman 273162 X 2,760,218 8/1956 Gottfried 15605 2,946,074 7/1960 Caldwell 15---605 FOREIGN PATENTS 444,378 5/1927 Germany. 626,811 7/ 1949 Great Britain.

MORRIS KAPLAN, Primary Examiner. 

1. A GOLD BALL CLEANING AND CHALKING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BRUSH INCLUDING A BASE ELEMENT HAVING BRUSH BRISTLES EXTENDING FROM ONE FACE THEREOF AND WHOSE OPPOSITE FACE IS CONCAVE IN THE TRANSVERSE DIRECTION SO AS TO PRESENT, WITH COMPLEMENTARY PORTIONS OF SAID ONE FACE, OPPOSITELY DISPOSED INCLINED WING SECTIONS; AT LEAST ONE ELONGATED CHALK MEMBER DISPOSED IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO SAID WING SECTIONS AND SUPPORTED ON SAID CONCAVE SURFACE; AND CLIP MEANS ENGAGING SAID CHALK MEMBER AND 